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Growing Up Fresh

The United Fresh Start Foundation is focused on one core mission — to increase children’s access to fresh fruits and vegetables. We believe every child should grow up with access to fresh, wholesome fruits and vegetables to ensure a stronger, healthier future.

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“Nothing is off limits”: Learnings from the School Foodservice Forum

May 10, 2018

By: Kate Olender, Senior Director of Health and Wellness, United Fresh Produce Association Every year, the United Fresh Start Foundation hosts the 50 leading school foodservice directors from across the U.S. at its School Foodservice Forum and Fresh Festival, taking place this year, June 25-27 in Chicago. The event facilitates connections between school foodservice professionals […]

From Five to Sixty-Five Percent Fresh

May 10, 2018

By: Ben Massoud, Communications Manager, United Fresh Produce Association “When you come to camp, you don’t automatically think of fresh. We sought to change that,” says Cory Harrison, Camp Executive Director of YMCA Camp Greenville, in the mountains near Cleveland, SC. Thanks to a United Fresh Start Foundation Community Grant, that change came last summer. […]